What's the difference between "active" probation and compliance?

Posted on Aug 25, 2015 10:47am PDT

Active probation is where you are ordered to report to probation. You will have to meet
with a probation officer of the specific Court on a regular basis. (typically
monthly - the frequency of meetings really depend on the Court) Probation
is the Court's "eyes" so to speak to ensure that you timely
comply with conditions and obligations of your sentence. Active probation
tends to be quite costly. In
non-active probation or Sentence Compliance as some Courts call it; you are not assigned a probation officer and
do not have to contact probation. The Court Clerk essentially monitors the case.
In most DUI cases or reductions where
no treatment is ordered your case will most likely be placed on non-active
or sentence compliance.